Fairy tale - The Princess and the pea
Protagonist in unhappy situation
The Village by the Sea - Hari and Lila's family is in a state of poverty with their father being a drunkard, their mother ill and two simblings to take care of.
Fairy tale - A prince who sets out to find a princess but cannot seem to find the perfect one.
The situation worsens
The Village by the Sea - Hari runs off to Bombay to find a job leaving Lila to care for the household, Mother's illness worsens, Pinto is killed by the Khanekar brothers and they threaten to kill the the girls.
Fairy tale - The prince is unable to find a suitable princess and comes home sulking as he wanted a princess so badly.
Protagonist receives unexpexted help
The Village by the Sea - Hari finds a job in Bombay and receives a monthly salary, Lila and her two sisters are offered jobs fom the de Silvas and the de Silvas later bring their mother to the hospital while their father stops drinking toddy to take care of their mother.
Fairy tale - A princess enters the prince's castle to seek shelter from a storm and the Queen decides to test if she was really a princess by seeing how delicate her skin was by putting a pea beneath twenty matresses and the princess still felt the pea proving she was a princess as only princesses had such delicate skin.
Protagonist is rescued from unhappy situation
The Village by the Sea - Hari brings home his earnings and brings some happiness to the family for a while and his mother is cured and his father stops drinking.
Fairy tale - The prince marries princess and they live happily ever after.
Parts left out in the Fairy tale pattern in The Village by the Sea
For one the part where Hari's family lives happily ever after is left out. Unlike the Princess and the pea story where the situation is completely resolved and the prince found a princess and such a problem shall nver occur again, it is different for Hari and his family. After solving the current problem which is curing his mother's illness and rescuing his family from poverty, there is still the problem of the factory to worry about. To counter this problem Hari has to find another job in Thul other than fishing and farming as the factory would poison the land and sea ridding the land of fertility and the sea of its fishes. in this case Hari has acquired the skill of watch mending which might help him earn some money should the people from the factories come once the factory is built allowing him to earn some money. Still this might not help Hari earn enough money and he and his family might just fall into poverty again, so this is not like a fairy tale as it does not necessarily be a "happily ever after".
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Advantages and disadvantages of the Amish lifestyle
Advantages
One of the most apparent advantages of such a lifestyle is that there is no separation within families as they do not become attached to machines and technology and depend on their fellow people which makes them rather nice and east - going. They are also very hardworking as they do not depend on machines to help them do their farm work and thus are well - built and less prone to obesity problems. They are also able to improvise well as they have to make use of what little resources they have to help them work since they do not make use of machinery which allows them to cope better when faced with problems that pertain to a lack of resources. Also they are not prey to power shortages as they make so little use of electricity and if they were to face problems such as shortage of oil it would not really matter to them. Also if they were faced with inflation it would not affect the Amish as they grow their own food. The Amish are also very bonded and virtuous which means that the crime rates in an Amish settlement is close to none. Another advantage is that there is very little stress for the Amish for money and other treasures as they are not allowed to possess expensive things such as cars and they buld their own houses and grow thier own food, get water from the wells and the education fees are very low. The only thing they need to purchase is thread to sew their clothes and other resources to build their carts and so on.
Disadvantages
Since the Ordnung prohibits them from possessing technologically advanced materials the Amish are unable to make use of such machines to help them with their farming which will surely hinder their productivity. But the Amish are still able to keep up with the productivity as they work long hours but that might cause the Amish to tire and lead to Amish falling ill easily. Also with the restrictions to education, the Amish will be unable to learn things like critical thinking which might be useful should they meet up with a problem like droughts and have to negotiate with other terrortories to give them some water. Also since most of the Amish economy is dependent on agriculture thus if a natural disaster like a flood or drought were to occur then they would not be able to grow anything and their only source of economy will fall and they will face an economic disaster. They also do not have any defense such as guns against hostile forces such as terrorist attacks and thus will be an easy target. The Amish will also not be able to cope with the global changes such as global warming and prevent them as they are too primitive and thus will be unable to solve such problems. There might also be a mass extinction of the Amish should a pandemic hit their land as they are also not medically advanced and thus are vulnerable to such attacks.
Opinion
In my opinion I do not think the Amish civilisation will last as even though there are many advantages to their lifestyle there are more major and serious disadvantages to their lifestyle. As if they were to live a life like this yes, thier life will be better as they have less problems as per compared to the mainstream civilisation, such as economic disasters, more joblesss people and so on. But all these problems can be solved by us as we have gone through better education than the Amish and thus are able to find solutions. As for the Amish their problems can be started just by a simple thing like a monsoon or drought and the damage will be more large - scale as their life depends on one thing and that is agriculture. So they are quite dependent on their land and the weather which is not a good thing with our current global warming problem which causes freak weather. Also they will not be able to easily solve their problems as they do not have critical thinking.
One of the most apparent advantages of such a lifestyle is that there is no separation within families as they do not become attached to machines and technology and depend on their fellow people which makes them rather nice and east - going. They are also very hardworking as they do not depend on machines to help them do their farm work and thus are well - built and less prone to obesity problems. They are also able to improvise well as they have to make use of what little resources they have to help them work since they do not make use of machinery which allows them to cope better when faced with problems that pertain to a lack of resources. Also they are not prey to power shortages as they make so little use of electricity and if they were to face problems such as shortage of oil it would not really matter to them. Also if they were faced with inflation it would not affect the Amish as they grow their own food. The Amish are also very bonded and virtuous which means that the crime rates in an Amish settlement is close to none. Another advantage is that there is very little stress for the Amish for money and other treasures as they are not allowed to possess expensive things such as cars and they buld their own houses and grow thier own food, get water from the wells and the education fees are very low. The only thing they need to purchase is thread to sew their clothes and other resources to build their carts and so on.
Disadvantages
Since the Ordnung prohibits them from possessing technologically advanced materials the Amish are unable to make use of such machines to help them with their farming which will surely hinder their productivity. But the Amish are still able to keep up with the productivity as they work long hours but that might cause the Amish to tire and lead to Amish falling ill easily. Also with the restrictions to education, the Amish will be unable to learn things like critical thinking which might be useful should they meet up with a problem like droughts and have to negotiate with other terrortories to give them some water. Also since most of the Amish economy is dependent on agriculture thus if a natural disaster like a flood or drought were to occur then they would not be able to grow anything and their only source of economy will fall and they will face an economic disaster. They also do not have any defense such as guns against hostile forces such as terrorist attacks and thus will be an easy target. The Amish will also not be able to cope with the global changes such as global warming and prevent them as they are too primitive and thus will be unable to solve such problems. There might also be a mass extinction of the Amish should a pandemic hit their land as they are also not medically advanced and thus are vulnerable to such attacks.
Opinion
In my opinion I do not think the Amish civilisation will last as even though there are many advantages to their lifestyle there are more major and serious disadvantages to their lifestyle. As if they were to live a life like this yes, thier life will be better as they have less problems as per compared to the mainstream civilisation, such as economic disasters, more joblesss people and so on. But all these problems can be solved by us as we have gone through better education than the Amish and thus are able to find solutions. As for the Amish their problems can be started just by a simple thing like a monsoon or drought and the damage will be more large - scale as their life depends on one thing and that is agriculture. So they are quite dependent on their land and the weather which is not a good thing with our current global warming problem which causes freak weather. Also they will not be able to easily solve their problems as they do not have critical thinking.
Amish lifestyle
Work
The Amish depend mostly on agriculture for salary. They were rather good at it as most Amish took their job rather seriously as you can see from the Philosophy section. They also refrain from using machines such as tractors and stick to using more of the primitive machines such as horse drawn machines, etc. Still over time the Amish introduced more technologically advanced machines to aid with their farm work such as power feed grinders and an electricity making windmill but still did not allow the use of tractors as they believed that it was like a personal item and that would not show integrity (read more on the Philosophy section). Instead they allowed non - motorised vehicles so as to increase productivity and only allowed machines to be horse - drawn so as to preserve their Amish culture. Even with all these limitations, the Amish still produced quite high - quality products as they were very good at improvising and making use of their practical knowledge to help increase productivity and were also extremely hardworking.
Education
For the Amish education it is actually a rather good system if you are into the area of agriculture as it teaches it students all the skills that make a good farmer, carpenter, etc. In fact the Amish church forbid their children from learning through the mainstream education as it teaches children about individualism, evolution, etc. (Learn more about this in the Philosophy section) Thus children are taught in Amish schools comprising of one - room which caters for their education up to the eighth grade. But in 1950's the government imposed a law stating that students must be educated beyond the eighth grade and taught mainstream subjects. This was a major problem for the Amish as as stated in the above statement that if the Amish were to develop critical thinking they might question Amish church and do other "un - Amish" things. To counter this problem the Amish church proposed an idea that allows a student to be taught by the Amish system of education but allows the young Amish to be taught once a week in vocational schools which only teaches the Amish basic subjects such as Math and other languages. Only in 1971 did the U.S. Supreme Court allow the young Amish to stop studying at the eighth grade. religion was also taught but it was not taught in schools as the Amish church felt it was too important to be taught in schools and only permitted it to be taught by their parents at home or be taught at church.
Recreation
There are many things Amish do for recreation and they differ for different age groups. But one of the most common form of entertainment is the making of big quilts and making items out of quilts. This way not only will the Amish get satisfaction out of making something with their hands but also show off their arts skills. The quilts themselves are also of some use, they are usually used when there are big family gatherings as tablecloths or just hung up as decorations. Some other activities include helping out with the barn work which the Amish children seem to enjoy as Amish love work and since there are no video games, hands - on activities were one of the most entertaining thing they could do. This is also beneficial as the children can prepare themselves for adulthood where they have to do farming. Another one of the more common recreation activities would be family gatherings where there will be a big dinner and everyone would just sit around and socialize. This is integral as Amish believe strongly in bonding and union. But the most exciting past time would be barn raising where everyone lends a hand to a farmer who wishes to tear down an old building to build a new one. The cause of this is simply the pleasure gained from being able to smash things with a hammer or a tool.
Philosophy
The Amish is a religious group of people who are against modernization and supports traditional ways. they also believe strongly in modesty. Thus Amish people mostly dress in very plain clothes of dull colours and are allowed to keep only a few simple hairstyles. But the most important thing that all Amish have to know is that union is the most important aspect of their lives. That single piece of thinking is what differentiates the Amish from our civilisation and what shapes their lifestyle. Allow me to list you some rules that have been imposed because of this thinking and this rules are called the Ordnung which is the name for the set of rules. One of the rules include the prohibition of modern technology as it might promote inequality and individualisation which might cause families to move further apart as they interact less. Which is why tractors are not use to help with farming as it is viewed as a personal machine and with the introduction of such machines the family member will get dependent on his machine and not consult his family for help on cultivating or harvesting crops. Many other modern technology such as light bulbs, telephones, etc. were also prohibited but only after some time were some of these pieces of technology allowed. As for the telephone it was not exactly prohibited but it had to be shared between many households so as to make sure that everyone had a telephone and not have inequality among the people. Another rule in which they implemented would be that all Amish people should not be educated by mainstream educators and should be educated by Amish citizens as they do not want the values from the modern world such as competition, evolution, etc. so as to prevent them from being too selfish and oppose the Amish traditions when they develop critical thinking.
The Amish depend mostly on agriculture for salary. They were rather good at it as most Amish took their job rather seriously as you can see from the Philosophy section. They also refrain from using machines such as tractors and stick to using more of the primitive machines such as horse drawn machines, etc. Still over time the Amish introduced more technologically advanced machines to aid with their farm work such as power feed grinders and an electricity making windmill but still did not allow the use of tractors as they believed that it was like a personal item and that would not show integrity (read more on the Philosophy section). Instead they allowed non - motorised vehicles so as to increase productivity and only allowed machines to be horse - drawn so as to preserve their Amish culture. Even with all these limitations, the Amish still produced quite high - quality products as they were very good at improvising and making use of their practical knowledge to help increase productivity and were also extremely hardworking.
Education
For the Amish education it is actually a rather good system if you are into the area of agriculture as it teaches it students all the skills that make a good farmer, carpenter, etc. In fact the Amish church forbid their children from learning through the mainstream education as it teaches children about individualism, evolution, etc. (Learn more about this in the Philosophy section) Thus children are taught in Amish schools comprising of one - room which caters for their education up to the eighth grade. But in 1950's the government imposed a law stating that students must be educated beyond the eighth grade and taught mainstream subjects. This was a major problem for the Amish as as stated in the above statement that if the Amish were to develop critical thinking they might question Amish church and do other "un - Amish" things. To counter this problem the Amish church proposed an idea that allows a student to be taught by the Amish system of education but allows the young Amish to be taught once a week in vocational schools which only teaches the Amish basic subjects such as Math and other languages. Only in 1971 did the U.S. Supreme Court allow the young Amish to stop studying at the eighth grade. religion was also taught but it was not taught in schools as the Amish church felt it was too important to be taught in schools and only permitted it to be taught by their parents at home or be taught at church.
Recreation
There are many things Amish do for recreation and they differ for different age groups. But one of the most common form of entertainment is the making of big quilts and making items out of quilts. This way not only will the Amish get satisfaction out of making something with their hands but also show off their arts skills. The quilts themselves are also of some use, they are usually used when there are big family gatherings as tablecloths or just hung up as decorations. Some other activities include helping out with the barn work which the Amish children seem to enjoy as Amish love work and since there are no video games, hands - on activities were one of the most entertaining thing they could do. This is also beneficial as the children can prepare themselves for adulthood where they have to do farming. Another one of the more common recreation activities would be family gatherings where there will be a big dinner and everyone would just sit around and socialize. This is integral as Amish believe strongly in bonding and union. But the most exciting past time would be barn raising where everyone lends a hand to a farmer who wishes to tear down an old building to build a new one. The cause of this is simply the pleasure gained from being able to smash things with a hammer or a tool.
Philosophy
The Amish is a religious group of people who are against modernization and supports traditional ways. they also believe strongly in modesty. Thus Amish people mostly dress in very plain clothes of dull colours and are allowed to keep only a few simple hairstyles. But the most important thing that all Amish have to know is that union is the most important aspect of their lives. That single piece of thinking is what differentiates the Amish from our civilisation and what shapes their lifestyle. Allow me to list you some rules that have been imposed because of this thinking and this rules are called the Ordnung which is the name for the set of rules. One of the rules include the prohibition of modern technology as it might promote inequality and individualisation which might cause families to move further apart as they interact less. Which is why tractors are not use to help with farming as it is viewed as a personal machine and with the introduction of such machines the family member will get dependent on his machine and not consult his family for help on cultivating or harvesting crops. Many other modern technology such as light bulbs, telephones, etc. were also prohibited but only after some time were some of these pieces of technology allowed. As for the telephone it was not exactly prohibited but it had to be shared between many households so as to make sure that everyone had a telephone and not have inequality among the people. Another rule in which they implemented would be that all Amish people should not be educated by mainstream educators and should be educated by Amish citizens as they do not want the values from the modern world such as competition, evolution, etc. so as to prevent them from being too selfish and oppose the Amish traditions when they develop critical thinking.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Prefixes exercise 7
1. The _translucent_ curtains let wispy light into the room.
2. In the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean, _bioluminescence_ fish glow in the dark.
3. It took me hours and hours and many different books to _illuminate_ that problem, but I have figured it out.
4.We are going to the art museum to look at a special collection of paintings by _luminist_.
5. He doesn't just want to be good at writing; he wants to be a well-respected _luminary_ in the writing profession.
6. Six floodlights suddenly switched on and _illuminate_ the entire field.
7. A floodlight sends out many more _lumens_ than a candle.
8. I will keep explaining this until it is completely, totally _pellucid_ to you.
9. Here are the directions for building your boat. If the directions are hard to understand I will try to _elucidate_ things for you.
10. The doctor checked to see if the injured man was _lucid_ by asking him his name and what day of the week it was.
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2. In the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean, _bioluminescence_ fish glow in the dark.
3. It took me hours and hours and many different books to _illuminate_ that problem, but I have figured it out.
4.We are going to the art museum to look at a special collection of paintings by _luminist_.
5. He doesn't just want to be good at writing; he wants to be a well-respected _luminary_ in the writing profession.
6. Six floodlights suddenly switched on and _illuminate_ the entire field.
7. A floodlight sends out many more _lumens_ than a candle.
8. I will keep explaining this until it is completely, totally _pellucid_ to you.
9. Here are the directions for building your boat. If the directions are hard to understand I will try to _elucidate_ things for you.
10. The doctor checked to see if the injured man was _lucid_ by asking him his name and what day of the week it was.
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Prefixes exercise 6
1. Karen's family is a _patriarchy_ -- her dad is really the boss!
2. There is no question about his _paternity_ -- he looks exactly like his dad.
3. In the Salem Witch Trials, it was said that a witch could not recite the _paternoster_, but some of the people accused of being witches did say the Our Father before they were hanged.
4. There are many true _patriot_ who are loyal to their country and make great sacrifices. Other people are _patrioteer_ who mainly want to make money or get an important job.
5. That family decided to become _expatriate_ when the laws changed and girls weren't allowed to go to school in their country.
6. Because a _patron_ made a large donation, the art museum will have a new building soon.
7. If there is a disagreement among people in that tribe, they go to the _patriarch_ and he decides what to do.
8. The family decided to _repatriate_ because they missed their home country so much.
9. When many people refused to _patronize_ the stores on that street, the store owners lost a lot of money.
10. Harry Potter's parents were dead, and his uncle was definitely not _paternal_ to him, but Professor Dumbledore was.
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2. There is no question about his _paternity_ -- he looks exactly like his dad.
3. In the Salem Witch Trials, it was said that a witch could not recite the _paternoster_, but some of the people accused of being witches did say the Our Father before they were hanged.
4. There are many true _patriot_ who are loyal to their country and make great sacrifices. Other people are _patrioteer_ who mainly want to make money or get an important job.
5. That family decided to become _expatriate_ when the laws changed and girls weren't allowed to go to school in their country.
6. Because a _patron_ made a large donation, the art museum will have a new building soon.
7. If there is a disagreement among people in that tribe, they go to the _patriarch_ and he decides what to do.
8. The family decided to _repatriate_ because they missed their home country so much.
9. When many people refused to _patronize_ the stores on that street, the store owners lost a lot of money.
10. Harry Potter's parents were dead, and his uncle was definitely not _paternal_ to him, but Professor Dumbledore was.
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Prefixes exercise 5
1. My VCR will not _eject_ my tape.
2. The pen became a_projectile_ when it was thrown across the room.
3. A diabetic may have to _inject_ insulin with a needle.
4. Do you really know they will get married, or is that just _conjecture_?
5. The school will automatically _reject_ your application if you don't pay the fee first.
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2. The pen became a_projectile_ when it was thrown across the room.
3. A diabetic may have to _inject_ insulin with a needle.
4. Do you really know they will get married, or is that just _conjecture_?
5. The school will automatically _reject_ your application if you don't pay the fee first.
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Prefixes exercise 4
1.After the spinning ride at Disneyworld, Pat had _vertigo_ and had to sit down until he was steady again.
2. We will try to see problems before they arrive and _avert_ them.
3. I think I will _revert_ back to the way I used to drive to work because there is less traffic.
4. We have to _convert_ our dollars and cents into pounds and pence before we go to England.
5. When students got together and refused to take standardized tests, they were suspended for the _subversive_ activity .
6. We might go camping if the weather is not too _adverse_.
7. The rule for the dance marathon was that you had to be _vertical_ and moving. If you stopped or sat down you were out.
8.A good salesperson is often an _extrovert_ who really likes to get out and talk to people.
9. You have to sign this form to show you give your _controversial_ for them to take you on this dangerous rafting trip.
10. Carl had a lot of _adversity_ growing up, but he didn't let it keep him from being a good student and going to college.
11. A slug is not a _vertebrate_ because it has no backbone.
12. If you _invert_ the number 9, it looks like a 6.
13. Beth has a _diverse_ rock collection from many different places in the world.
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2. We will try to see problems before they arrive and _avert_ them.
3. I think I will _revert_ back to the way I used to drive to work because there is less traffic.
4. We have to _convert_ our dollars and cents into pounds and pence before we go to England.
5. When students got together and refused to take standardized tests, they were suspended for the _subversive_ activity .
6. We might go camping if the weather is not too _adverse_.
7. The rule for the dance marathon was that you had to be _vertical_ and moving. If you stopped or sat down you were out.
8.A good salesperson is often an _extrovert_ who really likes to get out and talk to people.
9. You have to sign this form to show you give your _controversial_ for them to take you on this dangerous rafting trip.
10. Carl had a lot of _adversity_ growing up, but he didn't let it keep him from being a good student and going to college.
11. A slug is not a _vertebrate_ because it has no backbone.
12. If you _invert_ the number 9, it looks like a 6.
13. Beth has a _diverse_ rock collection from many different places in the world.
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